September 9th, 2004 issue #0336

Drunk driving got a little bit more dangerous– for the drunks doing the driving. Second-time offender Bill Gordon, author of the accompanying story, for instance, would now face 10 days in jail, double the sentence he served earlier this year.
On July 1, Virginia enacted 25 new laws in an effort to show no mercy to drinkers who get behind the wheel.
"If you drink and drive in Virginia, we will catch you, and we will convict you," warns Delegate Rob Bell, who carried five of those bills. "The goal is not to lock people up. The goal is to get them off the road."

It was maybe four in the morning when she asked me if I wanted to see her nipple piercing.
"Sure."
I admired the view, she pulled her bikini top back into place, and I sat back against the wall of the hot tub, taking another gulp of box wine.